Senior IT Finance Manager

nVeolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment. We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day. We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world.

nAt WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

nThe Senior IT Finance Manager will support the global blueprint and digital tools supporting the Finance function for the business. The Senior IT Finance manager will provide program and project management, SAP expertise and lead the finance technology team supporting the global finance department for the Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions organization. In this role, you will partner with the Finance Business Systems team to provide IT leadership related to finance initiatives and projects. This role manages the resources responsible for the technical delivery of global programs and projects that drive continuous process improvement, standardization, and simplification across the finance organization. A critical aspect of this role is relationship management between IT finance and business finance to ensure IT is delivering support for all finance related processes.

nKey Characteristics:

• nConsistently provide insightful advice through solutions to support stakeholders viewpoint while considering the global blueprint.

• n Display behavior that respects and values individual differences and actively encourages others to share their ideas and their opinions

• nRegularly display a strong business acumen and the willingness to partner with various stakeholder groups to drive meaningful change.

nDuties & Responsibilities:

• nResponsible for the strategic technical roadmap, support, and program delivery of the organization's Finance and controlling technologies used across global Finance teams.

• nCollaborate with Finance leaders as a skilled influencer. Drive FICO & Project Systems product roadmap discussions, implementation strategies and convert the roadmap into action plans.

• nLead and manage the IT Finance team to drive continuous process improvement, standardization, and simplification through technical solutions.

• nLead a technical team to assess and design scalable best in breed/emerging technologies. Make non-ERP solution recommendations where applicable contributing to the broader platform ALM.

• nUnderstand processes and complex requirements and translate them into simplified system designs and ERP functional solutions in SAP ECC6 / S4 HANA.

• nPrepare detailed functional requirements and specification documents to assist the technical team in the development of WRICEF objects for SAP FI/CO/PS and related modules.

• nResponsible for Finance and Project Systems related interfaces with external systems & cross module integration with other SAP modules

• nManage budgets and contracts associated with purchase services, software agreements, and support resources.

• nLead a team to Identify the root cause of operational issues, diagnose problem areas, design and build solutions.

• nApply and adhere to IT standards including; general IT controls, security, data privacy, quality, project management.

nHard Skills:

• nExperience with multinational enterprise environments, working with multicultural global teams, delivering ERP solutions through project implementations.

• nExperience contributing and leading multi-functional project delivery

• nExpert in SAP Finance and Controlling modules and their integration with other SAP modules

• nHands-on experience in 2-3 complete SAP ECC/S4HANA implementations with strong SAP Product expertise for solution design.

• nUnderstanding of all SAP modules and how they are integrated.

• nAbility to understand and translate complex concepts with clarity and simplicity.

• nStay current with enabling technologies and work as a partner and change agent to gather support and promote their implementation and use.

nSoft Skills:

• nInclusive: Passion for working in different cultures and environments, in a collaborative organization with a diversity team.

• nTeam Player: Ability to work with and lead others toward a shared goal, participating actively, accountable and committed to the entire team respecting peers, leadership, stakeholders, and clients.

• nInspirational: Excellent oral and written communication skills: Communicate clearly and professionally with Finance and IT leaders within the organization being able to inspire others.

• nDecision Maker: Challenge the status quo and make decisions based on your role to be an effective problem solver and use critical thinking skills to find new ideas and connect them to provide the best practices and tools to our stakeholders and clients.

• nFlexibility: Adapt and respond to the changing environment and constructively create opportunities for change through active participation. Continuous learning and curiosity.

• nSkilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to all levels of the organization.

nEducation & Experience

nRequired:

• nBachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent discipline from an accredited college or university

• nMinimum of 8 years of experience in SAP ERP with strong focus on FI/CO

• nStrong foundation of standard SAP processes and modules with expertise in Finance, Controlling and Project Systems.

• nProven leadership skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• nDemonstrated Program and Project Management and/or Operations experience in a matrix environment

• nExperience with implementation of large IT systems

• nExperience in SAP integration with multiple legacy system landscapes and third party systems

• nStrong communications skills with proven ability to serve as a change agent and thought leader in business process development

• nEnglish language proficiency

nPreferred:

• nPreferred global experience

• nAgile and /or, PMI certification

• nSAP S4HANA experience or certification(s)

• nSAP Development (i.e. ABAP, Fiori, etc.) knowledge is an advantage

• nExperience in manufacturing industry

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  nBachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent discipline from an accredited college or university

• nMinimum of 8 years of experience in SAP ERP with strong focus on FI/CO

nWorking Conditions available for travel up to 20%

nAs an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.